Following the reasoning of CWRU Amicus Brief, Supreme Court of the United States allows that discovery on detainee abuse might be permitted despite finding state secrets privilege applies
August 08, 2022Last fall, Case Western Reserve University School of Law students Reece Disney and Jessica Foo helped coordinate and draft amicus curiae briefs to the Supreme Court of the United States in a civil case involving efforts to obtain information about the brutal interrogation tactics the United States employed on one of the first alleged high-valueStudent Summer Experiences: Heavenly Aguilar
August 01, 2022Heavenly Aguilar, a rising 2L student with a focus on Public Interest Law, is working as an intern for the Honorable Judge Michelle J. Sheehan of Ohio’s 8th District Court of Appeals this summer. We asked her to share some reflections from her experience. What do you hope to gain from this opportunity?Holding Russian war criminals accountable
July 19, 2022Michael Scharf, Case Western Reserve University School of Law co-dean, leading panel to present legislation for war crimes court in Ukraine Following numerous atrocities in Ukraine, a team of international law experts is offering aJonathan Adler provides analysis of Supreme Court's ruling in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency
July 15, 2022Professor Jonathan H. Adler provided analysis and insight on television, radio and in print after the Supreme Court curtailed the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.CWRU Law School's Yemen Accountability Project Enters its Fifth Year of Documenting Atrocities
July 13, 2022While most of the world is focused on war crimes committed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the conflict in Yemen continues to be the site of some of the worst atrocities and suffering on the planet. Case Western Reserve University School of Law is playing a unique role in documenting those crimes for eventual prosecution.Fred Gray, iconic civil rights attorney and CWRU School of Law alum, receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
July 07, 2022One of Case Western Reserve University’s most iconic alumni—the man Martin Luther King Jr. called the “chief counsel for the protest movement”—received one of the highest honors bestowed on a United States civilian on July 7.High School Students Get a Trial Run at the Law Through the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Summer Legal Academy
June 27, 2022Area high school students attending the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Summer Legal Academy are getting a trial run in the legal profession at Case Western Reserve University School of Law this summer.Community Development Clinic Helps Launch Community Land Trust in Hough Neighborhood
June 27, 2022Recently, the Community Development Clinic at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law has aimed to devote more of its legal services to nonprofits and social enterprises in neighborhoods close to the university’s campus.CWRU School of Law's Summer JumpStart Program Gives Students Tools to Build Academic Success
June 23, 2022As a first-generation law student, Christine Love said she had no idea what law school would be like apart from what she had seen on TV. Now a second-year student at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Love credits the school’s JumpStart program for helping her be successful.CWRU Law Student Articles Selected for Publication in Hastings, Dayton and Iowa Law Journals and the Journal of the Legal Writing Institute
June 22, 2022Case Western Reserve University School of Law hosts five journals that publish scholarly articles from leading academics and practitioners and select Notes from student editors.EPA’s Cisar Highlights Agency’s Water Quality Priorities at Burke Center’s Symposium on “The Clean Water Act at 50”
June 21, 2022The Environmental Protection Agency’s Elizabeth Cisar, senior policy advisor in the Office of Water, discussed the opportunities and challenges facing the EPA as it seeks to enhance and improve the nation's water quality.A Cooperative Arrangement: CWRU Law Students Advise Initiative That’s a Model for Urban Economic Development
June 21, 2022Years before Evergreen Cooperatives became nationally known for employee ownership and building wealth in low-income Cleveland neighborhoods, Matthew Rossman and his law students were at the table with the founders, discussing legal issues at the heart of Evergreen’s formation.The Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law at Three Years
June 21, 2022The Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law celebrated its third anniversary by marking its tremendous progress toward making the Case Western Reserve University School of Law a national presence in environmental law research and education. In just three years, the Burke Center has:Supreme Court Follows Reasoning of CWRU Amicus Brief in Landmark Case Interpreting the Hague Convention on Child Abduction
June 16, 2022On June 15, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Golan v.CWRU School of Law Celebrates Achievements of LGBTQIA+ Students with Lavender Law Graduation Ceremony
June 14, 2022The School of Law at Case Western Reserve University recently honored its LGBTQIA+ students with its first Lavender Graduation ceremony, celebrating the achievements of our graduating LGBTQIA+ students and their allies and showing appreciation for their contributions to the law school community.
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